Stephen Strasburg took the mound for the second time in his MLB career. He pitched 5.1 innings while only giving up 1 run on a solo shot in the 9-4 win over the Indians. He managed eight more strikeouts, but he did walk 5 on a faulty mound that got to his head. The offense helped out Strasburg by scoring nine runs in Cleveland. The Nats improve to 31-33 and are last place of the NL East.
Pitching:
Strasburg did pick up his second victory of the year. He was aided by Drew Storen who pitched 1.1 innings while not allowing any inherithed runners to score while the bases were loaded with one out. Doug Slaten pitched 1.1 innings of shut out relief. Miguel Batista had one of his worse performances to date. He allowed 3 runs in only .1 inning of work. Tyler Clifford clean up the mess by finishing up the last .2 inning of the game.
Hitting:
The Nats scored 9 runs as they pounded out 16 hits. The Nats were led by Cristen Guzman and Ian Desmond who both had three hits a piece. Adam Dunn and Roger Bernadina both homered in the game. Dunn's homer was his 14th and Bernadina's homer was his 3rd.
Box Score:
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